Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-06

equally guilty with his president. Some
of these are dead, and others are at du-
Tvs post In public life, or retired from
public view; not so Mr.. Davis.
For some purpose of the great God, he |
still lives; not in public life, no. yet OBJ
scured from public view.
He cannot be either; men forbid the
former, God and man forbid the latter.
Why is 1t tha. heaven ordains this long
life to this typical representative men5
Possibly for this. This great peo'
pie need to be, absolutely cemented IN
one.
Not mere organic union, but union
of hearts, moral union. This can not
be while hate exists, and ell, or nearly
all, Of sectional hate exists towards Mr..
Davis.
The south can not consent to this. He
is their substitute, their Vicarious SUI
ferer.
They suffer in him, and it were the
treason of hell If they deserted him thus
pinioned upon the Cross for their sins.
They may not pronounce him immacu-
late, they may not say that he never
erred. But it is not for these Imperfect
tione, or for these errors, that he now
suffers.
/ His enemies wish he had had more OF
! these. But it is for the sins that are COM
mon TO all his people that he Is suherlDg
now. Patiently, silently, grandly suffer
! ing. Even those who do not honor him
/ for what he did in the great struggle,
honor him for his patient, silent suffering
for what they did. They are honoreo,
promoted to places OF distinction, or they
/ m
tenor of their way, with no listener to re-
port each uttersnce of their lips, no ser
pent kissing venom at their heads, while
| he ----- let the line be
vacant that would tell the story OF his
! wrongs!
Does any man believe the war would
not have occurred had Mr.. Davis never
lived?
Does any man believe 1t would have
been conducted more humsnely had II
been in other hsnds2 Does any man
charge q stain upon his personal or
private character? Not one, not one, l
venture to affirm, of all the millions who
have known him or watched his long and
grand career. But the purpose OF this
letter is not to eulog re Mr.. Davis, nor to
persuade you to admire or love him. 1t
is simply plea for naked justice. Justice
TO him and to his people. History,
impartial, will deal with his merits,
and assign him his place among
the men VINO have lived and participated
in the worlds affairs. The living present
quest on is, shall he be damned for 9th,
ers' sins2 And shall those for Wnom he
suffers fOrsake him while he suffers IN
their stead? Justice, with thunder tones,
cries out sgainst either AID both. The
man who asks 1t is coward and knaye,
and would be the first to heap anathemaS
upon him who would Cffer so vile Cal
jimmy or treason to himself or his friend.
We cal not, will not, do the latter. They
ought not, should not, do the former.
We offer no plea in extenuation for Mr.
Davis, but demand in the name of ustice
and truth that he be placed
upon a common footing with hia
comrades. Or if you impale him upon
the shaft Of public sentiment, and hear
I'odium upon him We claim the right, anC
shall exercise it, TO gather round him anC
share the load, whatever it msy be, which
is ours; cheering him on in his heroic
endurance, telling him that millloT
hearts and more are in deep, tender
and manly sympathy with his.
This is the last, the final issue; and it Il
the issue of right or wrong, OF justice o.
! il iqstice, Of fidelity or infdelitV. Tn'
south has, gracefully as they could
E yielded to the srbitrament OF arms
+ and with true soldierly character sur
+ rendered ell but honor. Here they plan
. themselves and demand inst no stsii
shall be sought to attach to the fair escut
cheon of themselves or their chosen Chief
7 Were it not SO they would be unwOrth.
Of the appreciation which they chaileDg
for their present fidelity to common
country.
Were it not SO, no true man would re.
. spect them in any sphere OF life, or trus
them 10 the hour Of peril to virtue, coun
try, or any cause Of G ID Or man.
This sentiment is deeply imbedded /
l every true southern heart, and they vii
teacn il to their children and their chill
drep's children to the thousandth genera
ton.
= Their undertaking to establish ;
i separate government may be handle
down TO posterity as folly or wis
dom, IS the thought Of him Who hold
I the pen msy dictate, but the
sbility and will to stand shoulder
| shoulder, hand and heart together, t
. maintain against au accusers, the purit
} OF their purpose, their loyalty to Wba
they believe to be the right, and the
. Loyalty TO each other and their chief, sha
= roll on in living characters OF IRE long
the ages Of civilization last.
;, Let eulogies be hesped on Lincoln az
Il Grant. Be it SO. We too will bring on
-, immortals, with pripcely patriotic offe,
: iDgs, end, meeting upon some lofty pll
Z nacle which overlooks oil the America
' we will Jointly, crown them with wreath
= of immortal glory which shall outla5t II
:, fabrics OF time.
u You can ask no more. We can accel
y no less. Win you meet us? Will yo
! icome2 l am, yours truly, +. L. Nj.
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